Star of David

This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Symbol of Ownership or Symbol of Coexistence

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Picture of Magen David above the entrance to the Tomb of Shimon Hatzadik (Shimon the Righteous) in the old city of Jerusalem is courtesy of ...

Tombstone of a Jewish soldier

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Picture of a Magen David mark on a tombstone of a Jewish soldier in the British Military Cemetery in Ramla was taken two years ago by Dobush...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Dvora Morag, Decoration Committee

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Stars of David appear on the work “Decoration Committee” by Dvora Morag. Copyright: Dvora Morag 2008 Artist Dvora Morag teaches art at ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

The Black that Hides Under the Light

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Yellow badge with cuts in the canvas that reveal underneath a black background. The original meaning of the yellow color (light, life) was...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Marc Ash

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Star of David, yellow badge and Nazi concentration camp identifying triangles surround a square with the word Dieu (God). The square is a pi...

Palestine Magen David

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Star of David drawn on an envelope from 29.1.1937 is courtesy of Dobush from Kfar Aza. This envelope was sent from Palestine, Texas, to M...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Postcards to a Soldier

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Star of appears on an art work by Drora Weizman, one of a series of postcards sent to her daughter. Drora wrote to me: In January 2003 ...
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